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Conure Characteristics
By peace | August 7, 2007
Picture of Sun Conure
Conures are outgoing, cheerful, inquisitive little acrobats who take an active interest in their surroundings and the activities of their human family. They are also intelligent, playful and extremely affectionate.
Conures are not known to be particularly fussy when it comes to food. They eat a wide variety of things and are not as shy about trying new food as other parrot species may be. According to avian veterinarian Gary Gallerstein, birds require vitamin A, D, E, K, B1, B2, niacin, B6, B12, pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid, and choline to stay healthy, but they can only partially manufacture vitamin D3 and niacin in their bodies. A balanced diet can help provide the rest.
Conures can live up to 40 years old, but many pet birds do not live past age 15. In the past, when most pet conures were caught in the wild and imported, they rarely survived past the age of 10 due to their inadequate diet. Besides shortening a bird’s life span, a poor diet causes a number of health problems, including respiratory infections, poor feather condition, flaky skin, and reproductive problems.
Conure has strange sleeping habits. They have a tendency to snuggle under something when they sleep. For this reason, you can always provide your conure with a washcloth, a fuzzy toy, or something else cuddly to snuggle with. Sometimes the conure sleep with his head tucked under his wing and resting on one leg! Conures also fall asleep in their food bowls, often on their backs with their feet in the air.
Conures are also great bathers. They will try to bathe in their water bowls if nothing else is available, but they prefer to be dunked under the water faucet or to stand under a light shower in the kitchen sink. The water must be lukewarm before letting your conure take a quick dip, and allow time for feathers to dry.
Although conures are smaller members of the parrot family, conures have large personalities and sometimes seem to be unaware of or unable to remember their size. To prevent tragic consequences and an emergency trip to the veterinary hospital, conure owners should closely supervise all interactions between these birds and other pets, such as larger parrots, dogs and cats.
Conures offer something for almost anyone. Some species are known to be cuddly, others can learn to talk fairly well, and still others are strikingly beautiful. Most are also quite affordable pets.
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August 7th, 2007 at 12:55 am
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